Could You Write The Book of Mormon? A 30-Point Challenge To The Skeptics

I was going through my notes when I found this paper that my trainer gave me on my mission. There are only two options when it comes to The Book of Mormon: It is either a true record and Joseph is a Prophet who was called to translate it, OR it is a forgery and Joseph Smith wrote it and was a con-man who made it all up.

So which is it? True record or forgery? Well, let’s look into what it would take to “write” the Book of Mormon. I invite you to take the 30-point challenge to write The Book of Mormon!

A 30-Point Challenge To The Skeptics

Here is the challenge: Can you accept it?

1. Write a history of ancient Tibet covering a period from 600 B.C. to 450 A.D. Why ancient Tibet? Because you know no more about Tibet than Joseph Smith (or anyone else) knew about ancient America.

2. You are 23 years of age.

3. You have had no more than three years of formal school education and have spent your life in backwoods farming communities.